Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin
Abstract Objective: To know more about the emotional well-being of women held in prisons in Spain by analyzing the state of mental health they present and investigating the factors that affect them. Material and methods: A sample of 434 inmates in Spanish penitentiary centers was studied. An ad...
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doaj-6fb7bb37993249129bebec3ce1a678f02020-11-24T21:50:24ZengSociedad Española de Sanidad PenitenciariaRevista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria2013-64631937986S1575-06202017000300079Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of originM.M. García-VitaF.T. Añaños-BedriñanaM.P. Fernández-SánchezAbstract Objective: To know more about the emotional well-being of women held in prisons in Spain by analyzing the state of mental health they present and investigating the factors that affect them. Material and methods: A sample of 434 inmates in Spanish penitentiary centers was studied. An ad hoc designed questionnaire was used and a logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the variables and to what extent they influence emotional well-being. Results: The existence of a statistically significant relationship between the well-being stages and the origin variables (region of origin of the women) and the history of substance addiction were confirmed. No significant relationship has been found for well-being levels from other variables (maternity, social or family support, gender violence or having or not having a partner). Conclusions: Having a problematic history of drug use negatively affects the levels of emotional well-being of women detained in prisons. The low levels of substance use in women of Latin American origin is related to their more positive levels of emotional well-being.http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1575-06202017000300079&lng=en&tlng=enprisons, mental healthwomenwomen’s healthLatin AmericaSpainprevalencesubstance-related disorders |
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M.M. García-Vita F.T. Añaños-Bedriñana M.P. Fernández-Sánchez Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria prisons, mental health women women’s health Latin America Spain prevalence substance-related disorders |
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M.M. García-Vita F.T. Añaños-Bedriñana M.P. Fernández-Sánchez |
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Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin |
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Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin |
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Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin |
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Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin |
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Emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin |
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emotional well-being amongst female inmates in prisons: the relevance of their addictive history and their country of origin |
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Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria |
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Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria |
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Abstract Objective: To know more about the emotional well-being of women held in prisons in Spain by analyzing the state of mental health they present and investigating the factors that affect them. Material and methods: A sample of 434 inmates in Spanish penitentiary centers was studied. An ad hoc designed questionnaire was used and a logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the variables and to what extent they influence emotional well-being. Results: The existence of a statistically significant relationship between the well-being stages and the origin variables (region of origin of the women) and the history of substance addiction were confirmed. No significant relationship has been found for well-being levels from other variables (maternity, social or family support, gender violence or having or not having a partner). Conclusions: Having a problematic history of drug use negatively affects the levels of emotional well-being of women detained in prisons. The low levels of substance use in women of Latin American origin is related to their more positive levels of emotional well-being. |
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prisons, mental health women women’s health Latin America Spain prevalence substance-related disorders |
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